Duration: 4.5km (1.5h)
Duration: 4.5km (2h without stops)
Duration: 5 kilometers (2 hours)
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| Right off of Po Lam exit 'C', head right. Then right again at the end of May Yip road and onto Po Fung road. Take the pedestrian tunnel under Yan King road. |
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| Next big road is Po Lam, cross it, then head left for about 200m, along Po Lam road. |
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| You will then reach this point where you will see stairs going up on your right and a path off the sidewalk. Take the path and go up the stairs. |
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| About 300m from the road, you will get to this point. Take a right |
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| (There's a bench right at the junction) |
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| Left and up. |
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| Keep a left. |
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| You'll reach this point with a metal railing. Head right and down. You will reach Clear Water Bay road. Head left on Clear Water Bay Road. |
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| Then first right, crossing Clear Water Bay road and onto Ngan Yin road. |
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| About 5 minutes later, you will reach the HKUST South Gate. Bus terminus will be on your left... |
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| There is a path in between the fences on the South side of the bus terminus that will follow along the campus grounds, as you are not allowed on campus unless invited. |
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| The path, go right. |
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| Then down and right. |
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| The path that follows along the West side of the campus grounds |
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| You eventually get here, to the HKUST North gate. Take the path to the left which goes down and under the bridge. That's the start of the Pak Shui Wun loop. |
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| Keep your attention on the left as you go down the path, where you will see the Pak Shui Wun waterfalls. There is no 'official' way to get closer to the falls for a better view. |
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| Left and down here. |
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| The path is a few meters before the bridge, on the right. |
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| Left |
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| Left again. |
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| Another left. |
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| Then at the top, as you reach the village, you will see a set of metal railings lining a path on your left. Take that path. |
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| The path brings you back on University road. Take a left and you will be back at HKUST North Gate in less than 5 minutes where you can have a number of bus options to get wherever you want. |
Duration: 8km (3h)
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| Green minibus 20K at Tai Po Market MTR station |
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| Sam Mun Tsai village where you will get off the bus. There is a roundabout. Note the Royal China Aqua Garden restaurant in the back |
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| Just off the bus, back a few meters, there are stairs. Take them and go left on Sai Mun Tsai road. |
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| After you have exited the village, you will start an easy and short climb on the first hill of the day. Tombs will be on your left and right everywhere... |
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| ... and very nice views. |
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| Left here. |
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| Left here again. About 15 minutes into your hike. |
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| Tombolo between the two hills. |
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| Head right after the tombolo. There is a path along the shore. |
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| Leave the shore at this point and go back on the path on the left. You will just keep going on the path and along the shore until you reach a very big rock (there's a rope to climb it). That's the viewpoint and the end of the trail. Retrace your steps all the way back to the bus stop. |
Duration: 8km (3h)
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| Just off Island Resort, walk towards the harbor, then head right, between the sports courts and the water facilities. Then right after the sports courts |
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| There are toilets on your right at a distance, and stairs on the left. Take the stairs. |
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| After about 25minutes/1.5km, you will reach this point where there are stairs on the left, take them. Then head right at the top of all the stairs. |
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| Just after this little shop on the left, about 10m in... |
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| ... is the Pottinger Peak Country Trail on your left. Climb these stairs up. |
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| Take the first left at the top of the stairs to reach Pottinger Peak View Compass |
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| Enjoy the view at Pottinger View Compass, then retrace your steps... |
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| ... and go straight at the intersection where you had turned left. |
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| Pottinger Peak in sight! |
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| Very Instagramable Pottinger Battery https://www.jstor.org/stable/23889786?seq=1 At this point, if you don't like the idea of going down a slope with the aid of a rope, retrace your steps to the crossroad, and go right. Otherwise, march on! |
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| Keep going and you will see the RTHK broadcast antenna building, go around on the left. |
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| It is a short while after this point that the path goes down and is rope assisted. |
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| About 30 minutes after the RTHK broadcast building and past the ropes, you will reach this point, head left on the path and you will connect... |
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| ... to Hong Kong Trail Section 8. Head left where you will see... |
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| ... this gazebo. Follow the catch water on your left. |
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| Keep going straight on Pottinger Peak Country Trail for about 15 minutes. |
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| You will reach this fork, with a bench, head right, towards Big Wave Bay Beach. |
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| At the bottom of the stairs, the path veers abruptly to the right a the cliff, with beach in sight. Take the path on the left which will take you to ancient carvings. Then head towards the beach. |
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| Go past the lifeguard tower, through the BBQ site, then walk on the beach and go straight through the village... |
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| ... after a while, you will reach the car park, where you can take a minibus to the city, or keep walking towards Shek O. No sidewalks though so be careful. |
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| Keep going straight at the roundabout. |
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| After the golf-course, you will reach Shek O with the bus terminus being immediately on your left. #9 will get you back to Shai Kei Wan MTR. But, why not enjoy some food in Shek O, and check out the beach. |
